now let's take a look to the meshgz a americas. you can see on the satellite picture that comma shape popping up here. that's indicating very strong, rather potent system attached to it. this cold front already producing several tornado warnings across this area, especially over towards alabama. we're watching this system work its way towards the east. that's going to be bringing some more severe weather around portions of the carolinas, even into georgia. north of that, seeing some rain. but then once you get into the appalachians, that is changing over to heavy snow. even in organizatiportions of t lakes, cold air pushing from the north. that will bring the lake-effect snow machine on tap for you going into your weekend especially. mean while, let's take a look at the other side of the country here into the western u.s., even western canada. a pacific storm system is pushing on shore here. gusty winds even in northern california and higher elevations, you could be seeing upwards of hun h00 centimeters snowfall. that continues to